John Coltrane My Favorite Things Live at the Village Vanguard Again! Impulse Works For Me with Alexa Tarantino, Adi Meyerson, Tony Davis, Joe Strasser, Caili O’Doherty Salt And Vinegar Reach Within Posi-Tone Records Jackie McLean Steeplechase Yardbird Suite, The Jazz Giants Play Charlie Parker Prestige…
First, I will start by apologizing for the lack of a preview for last week’s program, which featured a preview of jazz performances in the first handful of months of 2020. Between the New Year’s Day special programing & posting about that and pitching the…
Artist Song Title Album Label John Coltrane My Favorite Things My Favorite Things: The Stereo & Mono Versions Green Corner Gary Bartz; Bobby Watson; Vincent Herring Yardbird Suite Bird at 100 Smoke Sessions Melissa Aldana Dos Casas, Un Puente Visions Motema Music, LLC Elijah Jamal…
I have now been able to recover the New Year’s Day, 2019 Jazz Year in Review playlist. Thank you for your patience. Artist Song Title Album Label Branford Marsalis Quartet Conversation Among the Ruins The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul Okeh/Sony Masterworks John…
Last Chance!!!! Today through midnight is your last chance to get a 2019 tax deduction while supporting your favorite Jazz and Justice radio station, WPFW 89.3 FM and www.wpfwfm.org. Tell the phone volunteer if calling 202.588.0893 or use the drop down menu if donating on…
On New Year’s Day, 1 January 2020, WPFW programmer extraordinaire, Willard Jenkins, https://www.openskyjazz.com/about/willard-jenkins/, has assembled an all-star cast of Jazz programmers, plus me, to present the year 2019 in review. This special programming will commence at 5:00 a.m. and continue through midnight. I will present…
New Year’s Eve, 31 December 2019, the Branford Marsalis Quartet, https://www.branfordmarsalis.com, will be doing two shows at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. in the Terrace Theater. If you are a fan of this simply amazing quartet,…
Artist Song Title Album Label John Coltrane Quartet My Favorite Things My Favorite Things Atlantic John Coltrane Blue World Blue World Impulse Branford Marsalis Quartet Dance of The Evil Toys The Secret Between The Shadow and the Soul Marsalis Music/Oken Ron Carter Little Waltz Foursight…
Happy Holidays First, I will start out this morning’s post by wishing all my listeners, their families, and other loved ones a joyous, peaceful and happy holiday season. I thank you all for listening this past year, and I hope we can spend time together…
Artist Song Title Album Label John Coltrane My Favorite Things (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, 7/7/1963) My Favorite Things: Coltrane At Newport Impulse Art Ensemble of Chicago We Are on the Edge We Are on the Edge, A 50th Anniversary Celebration Pi…